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Pacific Butterfish

Peprilus simillimus

Classification

Peprilus simillimus, also known as the Pacific Butterfish, Californian Pompano, or Pacific Pompano, is a silvery ray-finned fish in the family Stromateidae (butterfishes) of the order Scombriformes. It is not closely related to true pompanos, in the Carangidae family, however is closely related to the Pomfrets. Taxonomy and etymology The species was first described in 1860 by ichthyologist William Ayres.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 130Canada · 14